'Nothing of any use, I'm afraid , sir. Miss Lettice's offspring tend not to play in the areas I am, due to their tendency to noise and damage. They are most often found outside or in the attics. That's not to say that they don't take it into their heads to ride teatrays down the front stairs, sometimes, but generally Lady Lacey prefers them out of her hearing.'

'Major Bigglesworth' said Von Stalhein coldly, 'there are times when I seriously wonder if you were created by the devil just to annoy me.'

"Well, can you get all the staff to keep their eyes open for our missing items, tomorrow. Those br...kids must have put them somewhere." Biggles asked Ponsonby.Algy noted his line of sight and smiled "We''ll just finish these and go into join m'mother"